Mark Reuss provides a glimpse of the upcoming new Caddy.
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August 4, 2011
By: Nick Saporito

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This morning at the Center of Automotive Research conference in Traverse City, Michigan GM North America president Mark Reuss confirmed production of two new Cadillac sedans. As part of the confirmation, GM provided a teaser image of the upcoming small Cadillac sedan.

Long rumored, the car is code-named “ATS” internally. In recent months GMI has been told that the ATS name is not finalized and Reuss’ comments seem to suggest as much. Throughout this morning’s speech the car was consistently referred to as “code-named ATS.”

The second confirmation came in the way of the Cadillac XTS, which appears to have a finalized name. The XTS will be Cadillac’s new large sedan, based on the XTS Platinum Concept from 2010.

Expect the XTS to launch in early 2012, with the smaller ATS launching in summer 2012. XTS production will launch from GM’s Oshawa, Ontario assembly plant where a $117 Million investment for the car will create or retain 400 jobs. ATS production will commence at GM’s Lansing Grand River facility.

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The Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt take different approaches to environmentally friendly motoring, and they look about as dissimilar as Laurel and Hardy. But how do they compare on the road? While Nissan and Chevrolet have recently allowed some journalists to drive their vehicles at separate events, I had the opportunity last week for a rare back-to-back turn at the wheel.

The location was Hell, Mich., some 65 miles northwest of Detroit. The occasion was a comparison drive of 2011 models being considered by the 50 automotive journalists who select the North American Car and Truck of the Year. Both the Volt and the Leaf are among the 14 semifinalists for the 2011 award.

Nissan and Chevrolet clearly had much different ideas about their exterior designs. Nissan favored whimsy, while Chevrolet went after a smoother and more energetic look that it presumably deemed more suitable for a vehicle with a name as dramatic as Volt.

There are distinct prices differences, too. The Volt, a plug-in hybrid, starts at $41,000; the battery-electric Leaf at $33,600. Both cars qualify for federal tax credits of up to $7,500 and potentially for state and local incentives as well.

The cars are about the same overall length: 177.1 inches for the Volt and 175 inches for the Leaf. Empty, the Volt weighs almost 3,800 pounds. Nissan has yet to release the weight of the Leaf. Both have front-wheel drive.